Archive for the ‘Facts & Figures’ Category
We will sometimes choose some of the more interesting questions asked by our members to share with you. Our most recent one comes from a member who shot a 70 on a course with a rating of 71.3 and slope of 132 (something we can all aspire to). When entering his score into MyScorecard, the differential read -1.1, which was actually less than the -1.3 the difference between the score (70) and course rating (71.3). Wouldn’t you expect that if you played a harder course, it should be greater than the difference of the rating and score? Read the rest of this entry »
From time to time we receive questions from members about using their average score as a proxy for their golf handicap, particularly for competitions among golfers. We do not recommend this
There is one big benefit and one big drawback to using the handicap system versus average golf score. The biggest benefit Read the rest of this entry »
It does, but maybe not quite as you thought.
Drawing on our database of millions of scores, we are able to pose and answer questions that bring you interesting insights.
So we asked ourselves – how important is putting for your handicap? Some people think it’s quite important (how many of you own or have read Dave Pelz’s Putting Bible?). Others believe it makes no difference and don’t even bother hitting the practice green.
So we took a look at our database and ran some numbers. Read the rest of this entry »
